Dominick Cruz believes criticism toward Sean Strickland's performance at UFC 312 is unfair. Strickland (29-7 MMA, 16-7 UFC) was heavily chastised for how he fought against middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis (23-2 MMA,

Jared Cannonier sees why Sean Strickland didn't throw caution to the wind at UFC 312 - how can you, when you're facing Dricus du Plessis? The UFC middleweight champion picked up a thing or two from his first fight with Strickland at UFC 297,

If there was any lingering doubt, Dricus du Plessis shut it down for good in his UFC 312 rematch with Sean Strickland.